Journal article
The Craving Experience Questionnaire: a brief, theory-based measure of consummatory desire and craving
Addiction, Vol.109(5), pp.728-735
2014
Abstract
Background and Aims: Research into craving is hampered by lack of theoretical specification and a plethora of substance-specific measures. This study aimed to develop a generic measure of craving based on elaborated intrusion (EI) theory. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) examined whether a generic measure replicated the three-factor structure of the Alcohol Craving Experience (ACE) scale over different consummatory targets and time-frames. Design: Twelve studies were pooled for CFA. Targets included alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate and food. Focal periods varied from the present moment to the previous week. Separate analyses were conducted for strength and frequency forms. Setting: Nine studies included university students, with single studies drawn from an internet survey, a community sample of smokers and alcohol-dependent out-patients. Participants: A heterogeneous sample of 1230 participants. Measurements: Adaptations of the ACE questionnaire. Findings: Both craving strength [comparative fit indices (CFI = 0.974; root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.039, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.035-0.044] and frequency (CFI = 0.971, RMSEA = 0.049, 95% CI = 0.044-0.055) gave an acceptable three-factor solution across desired targets that mapped onto the structure of the original ACE (intensity, imagery, intrusiveness), after removing an item, re-allocating another and taking intercorrelated error terms into account. Similar structures were obtained across time-frames and targets. Preliminary validity data on the resulting 10-item Craving Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) for cigarettes and alcohol were strong. Conclusions: The Craving Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) is a brief, conceptually grounded and psychometrically sound measure of desires. It demonstrates a consistent factor structure across a range of consummatory targets in both laboratory and clinical contexts.
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- Title
- The Craving Experience Questionnaire: a brief, theory-based measure of consummatory desire and craving
- Authors
- Jonathan May (Author) - Plymouth University, United KingdomJackie Andrade (Author) - Plymouth University, United KingdomDavid J Kavanagh (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyGerald F X Feeney (Author) - Princess Alexandra Hospital, BrisbaneMatthew J Gullo (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyDixie J Statham (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessJessica Skorka-Brown (Author) - Plymouth University, United KingdomJennifer M Connolly (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMandy Cassimatis (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyRoss Young (Author) - Princess Alexandra Hospital, BrisbaneJason P Connor (Author) - Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
- Publication details
- Addiction, Vol.109(5), pp.728-735
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.1111/add.12472
- ISSN
- 0965-2140
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. This is the accepted version of the following article: May, J., Andrade, J., Kavanagh, D. J., Feeney, G. F. X., Gullo, M. J., Statham, D. J., Skorka-Brown, J., Connolly, J. M., Cassimatis, M., Young, R. McD. and Connor, J. P. (2014), The Craving Experience Questionnaire: a brief, theory-based measure of consummatory desire and craving. Addiction, 109: 728-735. doi: 10.1111/add.12472, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12472
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448908202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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